John Kricfaluci created Ren and Stimpy, then Viacom took control of his creations. Now John K is back with George Liquor, cutting out distribution channels by airing his breakthrough quality cartoon directly using Shockwave Flash technology. Finally there’s something great – but not yet quite prefect – to look at on the web @ www.spumco.com.…
INTERVIEW WITH MOEBIUS, aka JEAN GIRAUD. WE ACTUALLY MET EVENTUALLY AT COMICCON, WITH ALEJANDRO JODOROWSKY Born in 1938, Jean Giraud is Moebius, a name synonymous with origin of Heavy Metal. Q: You were one of the creators of the original French Metal Hurlant back in the 70’s, no? A: Yes, one of it… one of…
Interview with Neil Gaiman A: Hello. Q: Mr. Gaimnan how are you? A: Very well, thank you. Q: Okay, I know you’re on a pretty tight schedule so let’s just start, okay. A: Sounds good. Not this crazy, but it’s that whole end of the year thing. One always promises people things. For some reason…
Interview from the 1990s JEFFREY GOLDSMITH: A lot of mainstream directors have been signed up to direct films based on your characters over the next few years, but Marvel characters have been animated before, right? STAN LEE: Yes, but not too satisfactorily. I was disappointed by the Captain America movie. I was disappointed by The…
William Gibson Interviewed back in the 1990s by Jeffrey Goldsmith William Gibson wrote the only sci-fi novel ever to win the Hugo, Nebula and Philip K. Dick Awards – Neuromancer – thereby definitively establishing a subgenre. Cyberpunk. Before this world of techno dirt yet had a name, Mr. Gibson went to the movies, to Blade…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WHO: Caffeine Society celebrates the release of Café Haiku book WHAT: Cafe Haiku Slams WHERE: Farley’s Cafe 1315 18th Street. Sunday, February 13 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Free event. AND AT: Caffe Roma, 526 Columbus Avenue. Friday, March 4 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Free event. What can you say in…
JOHN LURIE INTERVIEWED BY JEFFREY GOLDSMITH BACK IN THE DAYS OF FISHING WITH JOHN John Lurie has been out of sight for a while. As the leader of the Lounge Lizards, and now the John Lurie National Orchestra, he blows a mean sax, as featured in Jim Jarmusch’s little known first feature, Permanent Vacation. Then…
There’s plenty of room in the world of cupcakes to become a famous maker, or baker. And there’s nothing stopping you, short of a muffin pan, an oven, a grain, a fat, a sweetener. I say that factiously. Magnolia Bakery in New York was the first place I noticed the advent of the celebrity cupcake,…
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